Category: Four Wheeling


Puzzles, Legos and other Christmas Vacation Time-Wasters!

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December 26, 2011

Wrapped pictures, a few decorations...I'm ready!!

What does it take to be happy? Gratitude for what I have seems to work the best. Being with people I love is the most important part of the Christmas holidays for me.

Colt and I had this puzzle together in record time!!

A girlfriend of mine who doesn’t celebrate Christmas was telling me how the whole Santa Claus, presents and celebrating Jesus’ birth at the wrong time of the year just doesn’t work for her. I get it, really I do. The media and “Buy, buy, buy more” mentality is way overdone.

But I loved the Lego set the boys bought me!!

I think that the Christmas holiday, for me, is just a cool way to make winter more bearable and to remember how lucky I am. I don’t need the presents, and I already believe deeply in God, but I love the songs and the lights and the decorations and the season of giving. It makes me happy!

My perfect tree....

This was such a laid back Christmas. I didn’t get everything out…just enough to be festive. The guys used the bucket truck to decorate outside, and picked up a beautiful tree I bought at the Christmas bazaar. I wrapped all my canvases, and put out my favorite decorations.

I was fast enough to get a candid picture of Kevin on Christmas morn...

But not Colt!!

My friends all baked goodies for Colt because they know I’m trying not to eat sugar. (I can’t bake without tasting…sad but true.)

We had Kevin’s parents over for Christmas day, and Kevin’s turkey and stuffing, rolls and mashed potatoes were awesome!! (Pecans, sausage, celery, onions, sage…etc.) I made a spinach salad and fruit salad and deviled some eggs. We just took life easy, talking and eating and enjoying everything life has given us…like the roof over our heads and food on our table.

Then we drove them back to their house and went to see the new Mission Impossible movie as long as we were in the big city of The Dalles! Colt went to a bonfire with friends. Life is good, and I am just happy to see another birthday and Christmas. Now that I’ve had a life-changing illness (yes, the big C) every birthday and holiday is even more special.

Only 1068 pieces!!

Colt found the pieces for me...a true role reversal!!

Memories of Christmas’ past…shades of It’s a Wonderful Life or Scrooge’s The ghosts of Christmas past!!

For my Barbie!!

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Happy 4th of July weekend!!

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July 4, 2011

I was ready with my painted toes...

We were at the beach for the 4th of July weekend, a good way to destress and chill out before harvest. The weather was perfect – and so was the company: Amanda, Justin, Taylor, Alex, Deanna, Brandon, Keegan, Brett, Arly & us.

There was a Sandfest down at Coos Bay – thank goodness because it cleared the crowds away from Winchester Bay for us. As you can see it wasn’t crowded at all, despite the big Red Bull tent and gathering.

We won a zillion bouncy balls for Taylor at the pizza place, and Brandon finally succeeded in getting her the grand prize – 4 times – at Bedrocks in Reedsport.

We spent two-day pulling out of holes and trying to get un-stuck. Justin covered  Brandon with sand…payback for all the other times Brandon got him!

Life is good. Of course there are still Nimbys who try to stop the four wheeling on the dunes. Some people build houses close to the riding areas and then complain about the noise – like suburbs that are built too close to airports. They obviously don’t realize that it is good, clean fun – we don’t damage the environment (except for the gas we burn – much less than cars, boats or airplanes). It also keeps a lot of people employed at the economically hit coast.

http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/ATV/Protect_Privilege.shtml#OPRD____

Friendly ribbing...

Finally he's out of the hole!

Brandon covered with sand

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